One of those much needed items we use everyday but never really think about unless its missing when we get out of the shower is bath towels.  Bath towels are that fresh pop of color in our bathrooms that also do double duty by drying us off after bathing. We use them to dry our hair and to mop up water or spills.  Many times we even use them when bathing our pet children.  When we first purchase them they are so soft and absorbent.

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However, after a while you will begin to notice they are not quite as soft and certainly not as absorbent.  They can actually begin to be pretty rough feeling. Before you decide to use them as rags for cleaning, we can offer you some really great tips on how to make them almost as good as new.  The following are some great ideas for laundering your towels, hand towels, and washcloths to make them usable again.

First off believe it or not the amount of laundry detergent can be the biggest problem in washing towels.  You are more than likely using too much!  Yes, you read that right, too much detergent and probably way to much fabric softener.  Most of us have this idea that if we want things really clean we need a lot of detergent.

The truth of the matter is that in this case “more is simply not better”.  Over  a period of time towels and other things like our washcloths and hand towels will accumulate soap residue that gets into the fabric fibers of our towels.  When this happens they cannot absorb water as well as they did at first.  Another problem is that they won’t dry as fast as they once did either.  When towels don’t dry completely they can get a really bad smell. What you will need to do when this happens is to strip them.  This is a simple process and you can do it easily and in a couple of washes.

Place your towels and other bath linens into the washer.  Use the hottest water setting you can.  Do NOT add any laundry detergent or liquid fabric softeners.  Add one cup of vinegar to this first run through.  Once this cycle is finished set the cycle again using hot water but this time add half a cup of baking soda.  Run the laundry through another cycle.  This process will strip all of the accumulated detergent and fabric softeners from the material and they will be good as new again.

You will also want to wash and dry new towels to remove the silicone and other things used to finish fabric before you use them.  This will ensure that the maximum absorbency is reached before use.  Be certain to wash your towels using warm water and color safe bleaches regularly.  Always try to remember to give them a good shake before placing the wet towel into the dryer.  This will help to fluff up the terry loops and will make sure you get full absorbency.

We hope this will help you get as much use out of your bath towels.  They are an investment and you want to be able to use them a long time.

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We all love summer!  With many more outdoor activities, family gatherings, and many entertainment type fun, why not!   One thing is for certain, we would much rather be enjoying those fun things than be stuck doing indoor chores.  This blog post will continue with more great laundry tips to keep your summer clothing looking good and save you some time so you can get back outside enjoying the sun!

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One of our best tips is to simply your laundry routine as much as possible.  Teach your family to sort their own laundry and point out any stains that need to be addressed before washing. Assign each family member their own day for individual laundry and make it a routine. Establish what needs to be done by them and how much help they can expect from you.  Keep in mind that as parents we cannot expect perfectionism.  This is the hardest part of allowing our children to learn and grow.  No their clothes may not be folded exactly the way you would do it. They may sport a few more wrinkles at times than you would like but you are teaching them a valuable life skill and getting some much needed help with laundry chores.

Remember that summertime laundry is not full of the heavier bulky items that winter time is but even though it is lighter it tends to be dirtier.  There is the temptation to let it go and get out of a good routine.  Try not to fall into that temptation.  Because it is dirtier and more smelly you need to do laundry on schedule.  Leaving it to long will make it harder to remove stains and ground in dirt.  The smells will also be harder to get rid of.  Teach the entire household how to pre-treat stains using either a commercial pre-treatment or one you make yourself.

Getting the laundry done during the week will free up your weekends for fun stuff!  This should be incentive enough to get a routine in place.  Multitasking helps get things done without being boring.  Throwing in laundry to wash while cooking dinner or helping kids with homework breaks up the boredom.  Enlisting your kids to help fold laundry while watching favorite TV programs is also a great plan.  They can put laundry away during the commercial breaks.  Make it FUN!

One of the very best ways to enjoy the gorgeous sunshine this time of year is to dry your laundry outside in it as much as possible.  There is nothing like the fresh clean smell the sun gives our bedding and linens.  One of the best things is that it also can help with the stains.  It will help bleach out some of those stains naturally.  If you have a smelly laundry problem this is also a great way to deodorize them with nature. Give it a try and we think you will LOVE it!

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